Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Write better, more complete care plans and improve the special care provided to older adults by exploring the insights and up-to-date, practical information that fills this hands-on reference. Investigate 60 disorders, organized by body system, covering both acute and chronic health problems, and learn the proper interventions through clear rationales. Care plans include description of the disorder, etiology, assessment findings, diagnostic test findings, and potential complications. Also includes an overview of the physiological changes in older patients, as well as special techniques for obtaining a history and performing a physical examination, collaborative problems, discharge planning, and patient teaching.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Contributors and consultants (p. vii)
• Foreword (p. ix)
• Chapter 1 Assessment of the older adult (p. 1)
• Chapter 2 Cardiovascular system (p. 26)
• Chapter 3 Respiratory system (p. 66)
• Chapter 4 Genitourinary and reproductive systems (p. 93)
• Chapter 5 Gastrointestinal system (p. 123)
• Chapter 6 Endocrine and immunologic systems (p. 147)
• Chapter 7 Musculoskeletal system (p. 171)
• Chapter 8 Integumentary system (p. 196)
• Chapter 9 Neurologic system (p. 216)
• Chapter 10 Psychological disorders (p. 254)
• Chapter 11 Psychosocial disorders (p. 269)
• Chapter 12 General care plans (p. 284)
• Appendix A Community services for the older adult (p. 310)
• Appendix B NANDA Taxonomy II codes (p. 319)
• Appendix C Patient-teaching aids for the older adult (p. 322)
• Index (p. 334)